An Investigation into the First Muslim Governors‘ Sermons
(Up to the End of the Umayyad Era)

Seyyed Mohammad Tayyebi[1]

Abstract

In the history of Islam, sermon reading commenced from the Prophetic era, upon his government establishment and power attainment, and continued more or less, following his Holiness. Adopting a descriptive-analytic method, the present study attempts to investigate, describe, and analyze the texts, contents and meaningful differences between the first governmental and caliphate sermons of the Muslim statesmen from the first Islamic government and state (the Prophet‘s state) until the end of the Umayyads. The research results imply that in the first sermons of the mentioned governors, monotheism, practicing the Quran and Islamic teachings, the methods and ways of managing Islamic society, and calling the people and the Muslims to obedience were emphasized.